2012 Singer-Songwriter Album Releases

2012
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Jun 19
Fiona Apple - The Idler Wheel
Fiona Apple
The Idler Wheel
87
critic score
(28)
86
user score
(472)
Oct 16
Mac DeMarco - 2
Mac DeMarco
2
75
critic score
(17)
81
user score
(436)
May 1
Father John Misty - Fear Fun
Father John Misty
Fear Fun
78
critic score
(19)
77
user score
(278)
Feb 21
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It
Perfume Genius
Put Your Back N 2 It
80
critic score
(25)
83
user score
(221)
Feb 7
Sharon Van Etten - Tramp
Sharon Van Etten
Tramp
79
critic score
(27)
81
user score
(149)
Oct 15
Jake Bugg - Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg
Jake Bugg
77
critic score
(9)
73
user score
(140)
Sep 4
Cat Power - Sun
Cat Power
Sun
79
critic score
(35)
76
user score
(117)
Mar 27
Mac DeMarco - Rock and Roll Night Club
Mac DeMarco
Rock and Roll Night Club
77
critic score
(6)
74
user score
(99)
Sep 4
Angel Olsen - Half Way Home
Angel Olsen
Half Way Home
77
critic score
(8)
80
user score
(77)
Sep 11
Bob Dylan - Tempest
Bob Dylan
Tempest
82
critic score
(25)
72
user score
(66)
May 29
Regina Spektor - What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
Regina Spektor
What We Saw From The Cheap Seats
76
critic score
(16)
77
user score
(59)
Mar 6
Andrew Bird - Break It Yourself
Andrew Bird
Break It Yourself
79
critic score
(25)
81
user score
(56)
Jan 31
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas
Leonard Cohen
Old Ideas
81
critic score
(25)
77
user score
(54)
May 29
Sun Kil Moon - Among The Leaves
Sun Kil Moon
Among The Leaves
71
critic score
(15)
71
user score
(39)
Aug 1
Car Seat Headrest - Monomania
Car Seat Headrest
Monomania
81
user score
(36)
Nov 6
Jessica Pratt - Jessica Pratt
Jessica Pratt
Jessica Pratt
72
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(36)
Mar 12
Michael Kiwanuka - Home Again
Michael Kiwanuka
Home Again
73
critic score
(15)
78
user score
(35)
Aug 21
Matthew E. White - Big Inner
Matthew E. White
Big Inner
85
critic score
(12)
80
user score
(35)
Oct 16
Chelsea Wolfe - Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs
Chelsea Wolfe
Unknown Rooms: A Collection of Acoustic Songs
75
critic score
(8)
78
user score
(35)
Jan 31
Mitski - LUSH
Mitski
LUSH
76
user score
(30)
Jan 12
Waxahatchee - American Weekend
Waxahatchee
American Weekend
80
critic score
(1)
78
user score
(29)
Feb 24
Passenger - All the Little Lights
Passenger
All the Little Lights
82
critic score
(2)
76
user score
(20)
Sep 24
Lucy Rose - Like I Used To
Lucy Rose
Like I Used To
73
critic score
(7)
80
user score
(19)
Feb 7
Paul McCartney - Kisses on the Bottom
Paul McCartney
Kisses on the Bottom
62
critic score
(16)
58
user score
(17)
Oct 2
Tori Amos - Gold Dust
Tori Amos
Gold Dust
67
critic score
(7)
59
user score
(13)
Feb 21
Sinéad O'Connor - How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
Sinéad O'Connor
How About I Be Me (And You Be You)?
75
critic score
(15)
76
user score
(12)
May 1
Patrick Watson - Adventures in Your Own Backyard
Patrick Watson
Adventures in Your Own Backyard
66
critic score
(10)
77
user score
(12)
Oct 16
A Fine Frenzy - Pines
A Fine Frenzy
Pines
70
critic score
(2)
74
user score
(11)
Apr 3
Willis Earl Beal - Acousmatic Sorcery
Willis Earl Beal
Acousmatic Sorcery
70
critic score
(18)
71
user score
(9)
Oct 2
Beth Orton - Sugaring Season
Beth Orton
Sugaring Season
76
critic score
(16)
72
user score
(9)
Jan 17
Cate Le Bon - CYRK
Cate Le Bon
CYRK
76
critic score
(15)
70
user score
(8)
Feb 7
Ezra Furman - The Year of No Returning
Ezra Furman
The Year of No Returning
68
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(8)
Apr 17
Jason Mraz - Love Is a Four Letter Word
Jason Mraz
Love Is a Four Letter Word
62
critic score
(5)
62
user score
(7)
May 7
Richard Hawley - Standing at the Sky's Edge
Richard Hawley
Standing at the Sky's Edge
73
critic score
(17)
76
user score
(7)
Jun 19
Glen Hansard - Rhythm and Repose
Glen Hansard
Rhythm and Repose
64
critic score
(7)
77
user score
(6)
Jul 2
John Murry - The Graceless Age
John Murry
The Graceless Age
83
critic score
(3)
84
user score
(6)
Jan 24
John K. Samson - Provincial
John K. Samson
Provincial
75
critic score
(8)
82
user score
(5)
Apr 2
Courtney Barnett - I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris
Courtney Barnett
I've Got a Friend Called Emily Ferris
76
user score
(5)
Jul 30
Kyla La Grange - Ashes
Kyla La Grange
Ashes
64
critic score
(6)
79
user score
(5)
Sep 11
Neil Halstead - Palindrome Hunches
Neil Halstead
Palindrome Hunches
75
critic score
(11)
77
user score
(5)
Dec 9
Camila Moreno - Panal
Camila Moreno
Panal
77
user score
(5)
Jan 24
Craig Finn - Clear Heart Full Eyes
Craig Finn
Clear Heart Full Eyes
65
critic score
(21)
73
user score
(4)
Feb 7
Chuck Prophet - Temple Beautiful
Chuck Prophet
Temple Beautiful
78
critic score
(5)
66
user score
(4)
Feb 7
Bahamas - Barchords
Bahamas
Barchords
75
critic score
(5)
70
user score
(4)
Mar 27
Justin Townes Earle - Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
Justin Townes Earle
Nothing's Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now
70
critic score
(10)
84
user score
(4)
Apr 17
Loudon Wainwright III - Older Than My Old Man Now
Loudon Wainwright III
Older Than My Old Man Now
78
critic score
(9)
61
user score
(4)
Jun 11
Amy MacDonald - Life in a Beautiful Light
Amy MacDonald
Life in a Beautiful Light
60
critic score
(3)
82
user score
(4)
Sep 18
Josephine Foster - Blood Rushing
Josephine Foster
Blood Rushing
78
critic score
(5)
73
user score
(4)
Oct 2
Mark Eitzel - Don't Be a Stranger
Mark Eitzel
Don't Be a Stranger
74
critic score
(6)
83
user score
(4)
Oct 2
John Cale - Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
John Cale
Shifty Adventures in Nookie Wood
71
critic score
(21)
77
user score
(4)
Oct 16
Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives
Benjamin Gibbard
Former Lives
64
critic score
(19)
59
user score
(4)
Feb 7
Ben Kweller - Go Fly a Kite
Ben Kweller
Go Fly a Kite
68
critic score
(11)
75
user score
(3)
Mar 6
Todd Snider - Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
Todd Snider
Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables
79
critic score
(7)
82
user score
(3)
Jun 12
Dent May - Do Things
Dent May
Do Things
67
critic score
(14)
71
user score
(3)
Dec 3
Martin Rossiter - The Defenestration of St Martin
Martin Rossiter
The Defenestration of St Martin
77
critic score
(7)
86
user score
(3)
Jan 17
Ani DiFranco - ¿Which Side Are You On?
Ani DiFranco
¿Which Side Are You On?
66
critic score
(10)
70
user score
(2)
Apr 10
Bonnie Raitt - Slipstream
Bonnie Raitt
Slipstream
81
critic score
(5)
75
user score
(2)
May 22
Turahtan - Turahtan (Rock Opera)
Turahtan
Turahtan (Rock Opera)
76
user score
(2)
May 22
JBM - Stray Ashes
JBM
Stray Ashes
78
critic score
(2)
83
user score
(2)
Aug 27
King Creosote - To Deal with Things
King Creosote
To Deal with Things
80
critic score
(1)
84
user score
(2)
Sep 3
Ed Sheeran - iTunes Festival: London 2012
Ed Sheeran
iTunes Festival: London 2012
59
user score
(2)
Sep 25
Jason Molina - Autumn Bird Songs
Jason Molina
Autumn Bird Songs
76
user score
(2)
Oct 3
Willis Earl Beal - Principles of a Protagonist
Willis Earl Beal
Principles of a Protagonist
79
critic score
(1)
77
user score
(2)
Oct 23
Julie Doiron - So Many Days
Julie Doiron
So Many Days
78
critic score
(3)
79
user score
(2)
Dec 3
Willy Mason - Carry On
Willy Mason
Carry On
74
critic score
(5)
78
user score
(2)
Feb 21
Josh Ritter - Bringing In The Darlings
Josh Ritter
Bringing In The Darlings
70
critic score
(1)
87
user score
(1)
May 15
Meiko - The Bright Side
Meiko
The Bright Side
50
critic score
(2)
70
user score
(1)
May 22
Young Man - Vol. 1
Young Man
Vol. 1
72
critic score
(6)
82
user score
(1)
May 28
Mina Tindle - Taranta
Mina Tindle
Taranta
61
critic score
(2)
75
user score
(1)
May 28
Stevie Jackson - (I Can't Get No) Stevie Jackson
Stevie Jackson
(I Can't Get No) Stevie Jackson
62
critic score
(8)
65
user score
(1)
Jul 16
Meursault - Something for the Weakened
Meursault
Something for the Weakened
82
critic score
(9)
65
user score
(1)
Apr 23
Felix - Oh Holy Molar
Felix
Oh Holy Molar
74
critic score
(8)
Aug 21
Cate Le Bon - CYRK II
Cate Le Bon
CYRK II
64
critic score
(5)
Aug 21
Dylan Leblanc - Cast the Same Old Shadow
Dylan Leblanc
Cast the Same Old Shadow
57
critic score
(8)
Oct 2
Iris DeMent - Sing The Delta
Iris DeMent
Sing The Delta
80
critic score
(9)
Dec 18
Rachel Honza - Rachel Honza
Rachel Honza
Rachel Honza

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